GAME: Rangers (89-60, 1st, AL West, + 3.5 GA) at Mariners (70-80, 4th, AL West, – 19.0 GB). GAME #: 151. SERIES: 1st of 3 games. MEETING: 17th (Rangers lead 9-7). WHEN: Friday, 7:10 p.m., Safeco Field. PROBABLE PITCHERS: LHP Martin Perez (Texas, 1-1, 3.38 ERA) vs. RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (Seattle, 6-5, 3.39). STREAKS: Mariners L 4; Rangers W 2. TV: ROOT Sports, MLB TV. RADIO: ESPN 710 (Seattle), Mariners Radio Network
Losers of their last four games, the Mariners will face a gauntlet of tough Texas pitchers this weekend to conclude the season’s penultimate home stand against the team with the American League’s best record. Converted reliever Martin Perez, who goes Friday, threw 4.1 no-hit innings of relief against Seattle last week. Matt Harrison is 4-0 against Seattle this season and Ryan Dempster has won six of his last eight decisions.
The Mariners will counter Friday with Hisashi Iwakuma, who has dropped his past two decisions, but has developed into an effective starter. He catches one break because Texas strongman Josh Hamilton was sent home from Anaheim Thursday to deal with a sinus infection. A closer look:
MARINERS: RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (6-5, 3.39 ERA, 1.29 WHIP)
The 31-year-old Iwakuma, in his first major league season, makes his 14th start and third against the Rangers (he made a relief appearance May 30). Iwakuma, who started the season as a reliever and then stretched out to become a starter during a minor league assignment, lost to the Rangers 4-0 July 15 and 9-3 Sept. 14 He has lost his last two decisions after winning four consecutive decisions.
A native of Tokyo, the 6-3, 190-pound Iwakuma signed with the Mariners as a free agent Jan. 5, following an 11-year career in his native country. Iwakuma pitched for Osaka Kintetsu from 2001-04, and for Rakuten from 2005-11. His record was 107-69, 3.25 ERA.
In 2004, Iwakuma started out 12-0 en route to a 15-2 record and 3.45 ERA. He had his only 20-win season in 2008 when he went 21-4, 1.87 ERA in 28 starts. Iwakuma won Japans equivalent of the Cy Young award.
In 2008, Iwakuma was named the Pacific League Most Valuable Player and also named an NPB All-Star.
Iwakuma played in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, where he won a gold medal.
Iwakuma has pitched at least 5.0 innings in all nine of his starts and has worked at least 7.0 in two of his past three. He also has two saves, May 30 at Texas and June 2 at Chicago.
Iwakuma continues to allow plenty of baserunners, but is proving to be a master at getting out of jams. The Mariners have won four of the right-handers past seven starts.
- LAST START: Sept. 14 at Rangers Ballpark, lost to the Rangers 9-3; two earned runs on seven hits in 5.1 innings; three strikeouts, two walks, two home runs; 88 pitches, 58 for strikes.
- LAST VS. RANGERS: Same as last start.
- CAREER VS. RANGERS: 0-2, 6.08 ERA in three games, including two starts, covering 13.1 innings; four strikeouts, five walks, three home runs.
- AT SAFECO FIELD: 4-3, 2.57 ERA in 15 games, including eight starts, covering 63.0 innings; 56 strikeouts, 26 walks, 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings; seven home runs.
- LOVES TO FACE: Mitch Moreland (0-for-3, .000 BA), Elvis Andrus (1-for-6, .167 BA), Nelson Cruz (1-for-5, .200 BA).
- HATES TO FACE: Adrian Beltre (3-for-8, .375 BA), David Murphy (2-for-6, .333 BA), Michael Young (2-for-7, .286 BA).
- CURRENT RANGERS VS. IWAKUMA: 17-for-52, .327 BA, three home runs, four strikeouts.
Iwakuma / 2012
- June 27 (L, 1-1): First loss in first career start; one earned run on one hit in a 2-1 setback to Oakland; no strikeouts or walks.
- July 2 (ND, 1-1): Three earned runs on three hits in 5.0 innings in a 6-3 win over Baltimore; struck out four, walked three.
- July 15 (L, 1-2): Four earned runs on seven hits in 5.0 innings; no strikeouts, three walks, one home run.
- July 20 (ND, 1-2): At Tampa Bay, lost 4-3; two earned runs on six hits over 6.0 innings. fanned a career-high seven and walked three; one home run.
- July 25 (ND, 1-2): At Safeco Field, no-decision in Seattles 5-2 loss to the New York Yankees; one earned run on six hits over 5.0 innings; struck out three, walked one, one home run.
- July 30 (W, 2-2): Vs. Toronto at Safeco Field, won 4-1; one earned run on four hits in 8.0 innings; walked three and struck out 13, establishing a record for a Mariners rookie.
- Aug. 5 (L, 2-3): At New York, lost 6-2; three earned runs on seven hits in 5.0 innings; four strikeouts, two walks, one home run; 101 pitches, 64 for strikes.
- Aug. 11 (W, 3-3): At Anaheim, won 7-4; three earned runs on six hits over 7.0 innings; four strikeouts to one walk; one home run; 86 pitches, 58 for strikes.
- Aug. 17 (W, 4-3): At Safeco Field, defeated Minnesota 5-3; no earned runs in 7.0 innings; four hits, six strikeouts, one walk, 97 pitches, 65 for strikes.
- Aug. 22 (ND, 4-3): At Safeco Field, took a no-decision in Seattles 3-1 win over the Cleveland Indians; one earned run on six hits in 5.2 innings; five strikeouts to three walks; no home runs.
- Aug. 28 (W, 5-3): At Minnesota, won 5-2; one unearned run and one hit in 6.0 innings; four strikeouts and four walks; 92 pitches, 49 for strikes.
- Sept. 2 (W, 6-3): At Safeco Field, defeated the Los Angeles Angels 2-1; five hits over 7.0 innings; seven strikeouts, no walks; 101 pitches, 76 for strikes.
- Sept. 8 (L, 6-4): At Safeco Field, lost to Oakland 6-1; four earned runs on six hits in 3.2 innings; three strikeouts to two walks, one home run; 77 pitches, 50 for strikes.
- Sept. 14 (L, 6-5): At Rangers Ballpark, lost to the Rangers 9-3; two earned runs on seven hits in 5.1 innings; three strikeouts, two walks, two home runs; 88 pitches, 58 for strikes.
RANGERS: LHP Martin Perez (1-1, 3.38 ERA, 1.36 WHIP)
The 21-year-old Perez, in his first major league season, will make his fourth start and first against the Mariners. Perez made two relief appearances against Seattle this season, working one inning in a 7-0 Texas loss July 14 and 4.1 innings in an 8-6 Texas setback Sept. 15. He did not factor in either decision in either game. Perez won his only game as a starter June 30, beating Oakland 7-2.
A native of Portuguesa, Venezuela, the 6-0, 180-pound Perez signed with the Rangers as an amateur free agent in 2007. He pitched in Texas’ minor league system until June 27, 2012, when he made his major league debut against the Detroit Tigers. Perez worked 0.2 innings of relief and did not factor in the decision.
Before his call-up to the Rangers in late June, Perez pitched for AAA Round Rock of the Pacific Coast League. He compiled a 7-6 record in 22 games, 21 starts. Since joining the Rangers, Perez has appeared in nine games, three as a starter and six as a reliever, working a total of 29.1 innings.
Perez has pitched five innings or more four times, his longest outing coming July 6 when he went 6.0 innings in what turned out to be a 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins.
- LAST APPEARANCE: Perez, who last started July 24 against Boston, last pitched Sept. 15 at Rangers Ballpark when he worked 4.1 innings in an 8-6 loss to the Mariners. Perez held Seattle without a hit and recorded five strikeouts with just one walk.
- CAREER VS. MARINERS: 0-0, 0.00 ERA in two games; five strikeouts to two walks; 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings; no home runs.
- AT SAFECO FIELD: 0-0, 0.00 ERA in one game covering 1 inning; no strikeouts, one walk.
- LOVES/HATES TO FACE: The Mariners are hitless in 14 at-bats against Perez.
AL WEST STANDINGS
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road | Last 10 | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 89 | 60 | .597 | — | 47-27 | 42-33 | 6-4 | Won 2 |
| Athletics | 85 | 64 | .570 | 3.5 | 44-31 | 41-33 | 6-4 | Won 1 |
| Angels | 81 | 69 | .540 | 8.5 | 41-33 | 40-35 | 5-5 | Lost 2 |
| Mariners | 70 | 80 | .467 | 19.0 | 36-39 | 34-41 | 3-7 | Lost 4 |
MARINERS / STATS NOTES
- CURRENT HOME STAND: Three vs. Baltimore, three vs. Texas (Friday-Sunday).
- HOME STAND PROMOTIONS: Friday — Fan Appreciation Night, all fans receive a team poster; Saturday — UW Dawg Daze; Mariners Silent Care Auction; Sunday — Dave Henderson ceremonial first pitch; Kids Appreciation Day; Mariners Care Garage Sale.
- MARINERS VS. RANGERS: Mariners 265-273 all-time vs. the Rangers, including 64-53 at Safeco Field. Marines last swept a three-game series from Texas at Safeco Field Sept. 28-30, 2008. Rangers last swept at Safeco Field April 30-May 2, 2010.
- LOG: The Mariners have lost four in a row and are 70-80 with 12 games remaining . . . Baltimore’s sweep of the Mariners was its first in Seattle since 1997 . . . The Mariners went 0-for-21 with runners in scoring position in their last two games, both extra-inning losses . . . When the Mariners went 0-for-17 with RISP Wednesday, it marked the most hitless at-bats in the majors with RISP since the Red Sox went 0-for-19 in a 12-inning game against the Yankees April 24, 2004 . . . Felix Hernandez, who took a no-decision Wednesday after giving up one run on six hits in eight innings, figures to make two more starts, one on the road against the Angels next week and another in the final home stand, also against the Angels . . . Kyle Seager will take a 10-game hitting streak into Friday’s game against Texas . . . When Miguel Olivo caught all 18 innings Wednesday, it marked the second-longest, single-game catching performance in franchise history. Jim Essian caught 19.1 innings in a 4-3 loss to the Angels April 13-14, 1982 . . . Because of Seattle’s 18-inning game Wednesday and 11-inning affair Thursday, manager Eric Wedge has employed nine relievers in the last eight games . . . Mariners have homered in 10 consecutive games . . . Friday is Fan Appreciation Night. All fans will receiver a team poster with a preview of next year’s schedule;random drawings for prizes throughout the game and fans will have the chance to catch specially marked balls in batting practice that are redeemable for players autographs. . . . Saturday’s start is 6:10 p.m. The contest was listed on schedules as starting at either 1:10 p.m. or 6:10 p.m.
- SEASON SUMMARY: Series Record: Won 21, Split 2, Lost 26 . . . Sweeps: 6; Swept: 7 . . . Longest Win Streak: 8 (Aug. 15-21); Longest Losing Streak: 7 (April 28-May 4) . . . vs. AL East: 18-28; vs. AL Central: 24-16; vs. AL West: 19-26; vs. LAA: 5-8; vs. Oak: 7-9; vs. Tex: 7-9; vs. NL West: 8-10; vs. Interleague: 8-10 . . . Biggest Lead: 1.0, April 7; Farthest Behind: 19.0, Sept. 19 . . . Most Runs Scored: 21, May 30 at Texas (21-8); Most Runs Allowed: 11, April 9 at Texas . . . Walk-Off Wins: 6, May 7, first since Sept. 14, 2011 vs. New York, and first via a sacrifice fly (John Jaso) since Sept. 14, 2007 vs. Tampa Bay (Jose Guillen); June 17 vs. San Francisco (Justin Smoak ninth-inning single); June 28 vs. Boston (Jaso ph ninth-inning single); June 30 vs. Boston (Chone Figgins sacrifice fly 11th inning); Aug. 14, vs. Tampa, Eric Thames ninth-inning single scored Figgins; Aug. 18 vs. Minnesota, John Jaso sacrifice fly in ninth inning . . . Walk-Off Losses: 9, April 30 at Tampa Bay, Elliott Johnson, RBI single in 12th off Brandon League; May 17, at Cleveland, Carlos Santana bases-loaded single off League in 11th; July 6, at Oakland, Chris Carter 3-run walk-off homer off Steve Delabar; July 7, at Oakland, Josh Reddick run-scoring double off Oliver Perez in 13th; July 18, at Kansas City, Billy Butler, home run off Josh Kinney in bottom 9th; July 20, at Tampa Bay, Ben Zobrist double off Tom Wilhelmsen in bottom 14th; Aug. 7, Adam Jones 14th-inning single off Shawn Kelley in bottom 14th; Aug. 10, Josh Kinney wild pitched in the winning run (Bourjos) with the bases loaded in the ninth inning at Anaheim; Aug. 24, Paul Konerko double in ninth off Wilhelmsen . . . Times Opponent Shut out: 9; Times Shut out by Opponent: 12; Comeback Wins: 21; Largest Comeback: 3; Blown Leads: 34; Largest Comeback: 3.
- BATTING: Mariners rank 14th (AL) in runs (564), 13th in hits (1181), 14th in doubles (214), eighth in triples (25) and 11th in home runs (13 4 ) . . . Rank 14th in batting average (.232) . . . 14th in on-base percentage (.294), 14th in slugging (.363) and 14th in OPS (.657) . . . Batting 265-for-1102 (.240) with runners in scoring position after going 0-for-4 Wednesday . . . Batting Average: John Jaso, .277; Hits: Kyle Seager, 140; Runs: Dustin Ackley, 80; Home Runs: Kyle Seager, 18; RBIs: Kyle Seager, 81 . . Batted around seven times: April 7 at Oakland (4th inning), April 9 at Texas (1st), April 17 vs. Cleveland (4th), May 29 at Texas (8th), May 30 at Texas (2nd and 3rd), Aug. 24 at Chicago (9th).
- BATTING EXTRA: Longest Hitting Streak: Dustin Ackley, 13 games, May 3-17 . . . Four-Hit Games: Ichiro, March 28 vs. Oakland; Justin Smoak, April 17 vs. Cleveland; Jesus Montero, May 1 at Tampa; Kyle Seager, May 30 at Texas; Michael Saunders, June 2, at Chicago; Ichiro, June 19 at Arizona; Franklin Gutierrez, June 22 at San Diego . . . Grand Slams (2): Michael Saunders, April 27 at Toronto; Alex Liddi, May 23 vs. Texas . . . Back-To-Back Home Runs (3): Jesus Montero, Justin Smoak, 3rd inning, May 20, at Colorado; Miguel Olivo, Dustin Ackley, 8th inning, July 2, vs. Baltimore; Franklin Gutierrez, Kyle Seager, 3rd inning, Sept. 4, vs. Boston.
- PITCHING: Mariners third in ERA (3.77), fifth in hits allowed (1247), third in runs allowed (603), fifth in home runs allowed (155), fifth in walks (419) and eighth in strikeouts (1082) . . . Games: Tom Wilhelmsen, 68; Starts: Jason Vargas, Felix Hernandez, 31; Wins: Vargas, 14; ERA: Hernandez 2.85; Complete Games: Hernandez 5 . . . Shutouts: Hernandez 5; Saves: Wilhelmsen, 27.
- DEBUTS: Munenori Kawasaki (April 7), Lucas Luetge (April 7), Erasmo Ramirez (April 9), Hisashi Iwakuma (April 20), Stephen Pryor (June 2), Carter Capps (Aug. 3), Luis Jimenez (Sept. 5), Carlos Triunfel (Sept. 7).
- DISABLED LIST: George Sherrill (60-day, April 13, strained flexor bundle).
- EX-MARINERS VS. CURRENT MARINERS: April 19, Jack Hannahan, Indians, 2-run single in ninth off Brandon League in Tribe’s 2-1 win; April 28, Brandon Morrow, Blue Jays, one earned run over 7.0 innings in 7-0 win; May 11, Raul Ibanez, Yankees, 3-run homer off Felix Hernandez in 6-2 win; May 12, Raul Ibanez, Yankees, solo homer off Hector Noesi in 6-2 win; May 15, David Ortiz, Red Sox, solo homer off Blake Beaven in 5-0 Red Sox win; May 16, Shin-Soo Choo (3), Asdrubal Cabrera (2) and Jose Lopez (1) combined for 6 hits in 9-3 Cleveland win; May 17, Casey Kotchman (2), Cabrera (2), Jose Lopez (1), Choo (1) had six of Cleveland’s 10 hits, plus 5 RBIs, in a 6-5 win; July 4, Chris Tillman recorded first win of the year in a 4-2 Baltimore win by allowing two runs over 8.1 innings; July 13, Adrian Beltre two-run HR off Kevin Millwood in a 3-2 Texas win at Safeco Field; July 15, Beltre had three hits and two RBIs in a 4-0 Texas win over Seattle at Safeco Field; July 23, Four ex-Mariners played roles in beating the Mariners 4-1: Ichiro, traded 3 1/2 hours before the opening pitch, singled and stole his 16th base; Alex Rodriguez belted his 40th career home run at Safeco Field; Raul Ibanez had an RBI single; Rafael Soriano notched the save; July 26, Soriano notched his 26th save in New York’s 5-2 win over the Mariners at Safeco Field; Aug. 5, Raul Ibanez clubbed a three-run homer, Freddy Garcia won his 150th career game and Ichiro extended his hitting streak to 12 games as the Yankees defeated the Mariners 6-2; Aug. 6, Chris Tillman took a three-hit shutout into the eighth and defeated the Mariners 3-1 at Camden Yards; Aug. 7, Adam Jones walk-off single against Shawn Kelley in the bottom of the 14th gave Baltimore an 8-7 win over Seattle; Sept. 17, Chris Tillman beat the Mariners for the fourth time in 2012 and Adam Jones scored four runs in Baltimore’s 10-4 victory; Sept. 19, Adam Jones game-winning home run in the 11th gave Baltimore a 3-1 win.
2012 RECORDS / MILESTONES
- April 24: Catcher Miguel Olivo matched the franchise record when he was charged with three passed balls in a 7-4 win at Detroit. Jerry Narron let three balls get by him Oct. 4, 1980, and Jeff Clement did likewise Aug. 10, 2008 (Clement was catching knuckleballer R.A. Dickey).
- April 27: Michael Saunders joined Donnie Scott (April 29, 1985) and Jimmy Presley (April 8, 1986) as the only Mariners to hit two home runs in a game in the ninth inning or later (solo homer in the 9th, grand slam in the 10th).
- April 30: When both Miguel Olivo and Jesus Montero homered, it marked the first time in franchise history that two players had homered in the same game as a catcher.
- May 2: Ichiro set a club record for most putouts by a right fielder in a nine-inning game, registering 10 in a 5-4 loss at Tampa.
- May 3: The Mariners featured a lineup at Tampa Bay that included seven left- handed hitters and two switch-hitters. It marked only the third time in club history that the Mariners used an all left-sided lineup. Others: Aug. 13, 1983 at California and Aug. 9, 1983 at Oakland.
- May 5: Combined one-hitter by Felix Hernandez and Steve Delabar vs. Minnesota was the 13th in Mariners history. Ten have been thrown by one pitcher, three combined. Most recent combined: Michael Pineda, Jeff Gray and Brandon League vs. Tampa, July 30, 2011. Most recent by one pitcher: Jarrod Washburn, July 6, 2009.
- May 9: When John Jaso batted leadoff against Detroit, it marked the first time since 1978 that a catcher had hit first for the Marines (Bob Stinson). Oddly, lefty Jaso led off against Tiger lefty Drew Smyly.
- May 8: Kevin Millwood’s 2-0 shutout marked his first in nearly nine years. He did not surrender his first hit until there were two outs in the sixth. Millwood’s gem marked only the fourth time in 1,440 games at Coors Field that an opposing pitcher held the Rockies to two hits or less while shutting them out. Millwood’s complete game also was the first by a Mariner in 2012.
- May 27: The pinch-hit grand slam allowed by Felix Hernandez to Alberto Callaspo marked just the sixth against the Mariners in 35 years, and the first since May 6, 1988 when Pat Sheridan of Detroit hit one off Mike Jackson.
- May 30: Mariners defeated Texas 21-8, just the third time in franchise history they have scored 20 or more runs in a game. The Mariners, with 20 hits, became the first team since 1880 to score 20 runs in a game in the same season it also go perfect-oed.
- June 8: Kevin Millwood and five relievers collaborated for the 10th combined no-hitter in major league history in a 1-0 win over the Dodgers at Safeco Field. Millwood (6.0), Charlie Furbush (0.2), Stephen Pryor (0.1), Lucas Luetge (0.1), Brandon League (0.2), and Tom Wilhelmsen (1.0) tied the MLB record for most pitchers used in a no-hitter (Houston vs. the Yankees June 11, 2003). It marked the third no-hitter in Mariners history.
- June 18: Aaron Hill of Arizona hit for the cycle in the Diamondbacks’ 7-1 win over the Mariners. Hill singled in the first (Hector Noesi), tripled in the third (Noesi), doubled in the fifth (Noesi) and homered in the seventh (Shawn Kelley).
- June 19: Ichiro reached 2,500 hits (first-inning single) in the fourth-fewest games in major league history during a 12-9 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. His 2,500th hit came in his 1,817th game. Al Simmons had 2,500 hits in 1,784 games, Ty Cobb in 1,790 and George Sisler in 1,808 . . . When Kyle Seager and Brendan Ryan both hit three-run homers in the fifth inning, it marked the first time since July 30, 2003 vs. Detroit that the Mariners had a pair of three-run bombs in the same inning. In that July 30, 2003 game, John Olerud hit a three-run homer and Randy Winn a grand slam in the first inning.
- July 1: One-time Mariner farmhand David Ortiz of the Red Sox hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning, giving Boston a 2-1 win over the Mariners.
- July 3: In Seattle’s 6-3 win over Baltimore at Safeco Field, The Mariners had three Japanese players in the starting lineup – Ichiro Suzuki, Munenori Kawasaki and Hisashi Iwakuma – for the first time in major league history.
- July 23: Mariners traded Ichiro, face of the franchise for 11 1/2 years, to the Yankees for two prospects and cash considerations. Ichiro made his debut against Seattle with the Yankees at Safeco field and went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
- Aug. 15: Felix Hernandez threw the 23rd perfect game in major league history, defeating Tampa Bay 1-0 at Safeco Field. Hernandez recorded 12 strikeouts in throwing the third no-hitter in franchise history . . . Mariners became the first team in MLB history to throw a perfect game and have one thrown against them. It was also the first time two have been thrown in the same stadium in one season . . . Of the 22 previous perfect games, six were by 1-0 scores, the last by Roy Halladay May 29, 2010 at Florida. It was also the fourth 1-0 win for the Mariners this season . . .Hernandez became the second Latin American pitcher to do the deed (Nicaragua’s Dennis Martinez for Montreal July 28, 1991, against the Dodgers).
- Sept. 18: Seattle’s 18-inning, 4-2 loss to Baltimore at Safeco Field marked the second-longest home game in Mariners history and the longest — 5:44 — in terms of time since a 5:47 marathon at Texas in June 2004. The only longer game in terms of innings was a 19-inning affair against the Boston Red Sox Aug. 1, 2000.
MARINERS WON-LOSS BREAKDOWN
| Rec. | Home | Road | Day | Night | vs. RHP | vs. LHP | Hit HR | No HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70-80 | 36-39 | 34-41 | 21-27 | 49-52 | 47-51 | 23-28 | 49-40 | 21-39 |
MARINERS BATTING PROFILE
| Avg. | Home | Road | R | HR | OBP | SLG | OPS | RISP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .232 | .216 | .247 | 564 | 134 | .294 | .363 | .657 | .240 |
MARINERS PITCHING PROFILE
| Rec. | ERA | IP | R | ER | HR | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70-80 | 3.77 | 1352.0 | 603 | 565 | 155 | .246 | .307 | .391 |
PROBABLE PITCHERS
| Date | Day | Opp. | Probable Pitchers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/21 | Fri | vs. TX | Hisashi Iwakuma (6-5, 3.39) vs. Martin Perez (1-1, 3.38) |
| 9/22 | Sat | vs. TX | Blake Beavan (9-10, 4.88) vs. Matt Harrison (17-9, 3.26) |
| 9/23 | Sun | vs. TX | Jason Vargas (14-10, 3.92) vs. Ryan Dempster (6-1, 4.11) |
MARINERS 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
March (1-1)
| Gm.# | Date | Opp. | W/L | Rec. | Win / Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3/28 | at Oak | W, 3-1 | 1-0 | W: Wilhelmsen (1-0); L: Carignan (0-1) |
| 2 | 3/29 | at Oak | L, 4-1 | 1-1 | W: Colon (1-0); L: Kelley (0-1) |
April (10-12)
| Gm. # | Date | Opp. | W/L | Rec. | Win / Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4/6 | at Oak | W, 7-3 | 2-1 | W: Vargas (1-0); L: McCarthy (0-1) |
| 4 | 4/7 | at Oak | W, 8-7 | 3-1 | W: Hernandez (1-0); L: Colon (1-1) |
| 5 | 4/9 | at Tex | L, 11-5 | 3-2 | W: Darvish (1-0); L: Noesi (0-1) |
| 6 | 4/10 | at Tex | L, 1-0 | 3-3 | W: Feliz (1-0); L: Beavan (0-1) |
| 7 | 4/11 | at Tex | W, 4-3 | 4-3 | W: Luetge (1-0); L: Nathan (0-2) |
| 8 | 4/12 | at Tex | L, 5-3 | 4-4 | W: Holland (1-0); L: Vargas (1-1 |
| 9 | 4/13 | vs Oak | L, 4-0 | 4-5 | W: Colon (2-1); L: Hernandez (1-1) |
| 10 | 4/14 | vs. Oak | W, 4-0 | 5-5 | W: Noesi (1-1); L: Milone (1-1) |
| 11 | 4/15 | vs. Oak | W, 5-3 | 6-5 | W: Beavan (1-1); L: Godfrey (0-2) |
| 12 | 4/17 | vs. Cle | L, 9-8 | 6-6 | W: Perez (0-1); L: Furbush (0-1) |
| 13 | 4/18 | vs. Cle | W, 4-1 | 7-6 | W: Vargas (2-1); L: Lowe (2-1) |
| 14 | 4/19 | vs. Cle | L, 2-1 | 7-7 | W: Tomlin (1-1); L: League (0-1) |
| 15 | 4/20 | vs. CWS | L, 7-3 | 7-8 | W: Sale (2-1); L: Noesi (1-2) |
| 16 | 4/21 | vs. CWS | L, 4-0 | 7-9 | W: Humber (1-0); Beavan (1-2) |
| 17 | 4/22 | vs. CWS | L, 7-4 | 7-10 | W: Danks (2-2); L: Millwood (0-1) |
| 18 | 4/24 | at Det | W, 7-4 | 8-10 | W: Vargas (3-1); L: Scherzer (1-2) |
| 19 | 4/25 | at Det | W, 9-1 | 9-10 | W: Fernandez (2-1); L: Wilk (0-3) |
| 20 | 4/26 | at Det | W, 5-4 | 10-10 | W: Furbush (1-1); L: Porcello (1-2) |
| 21 | 4/27 | at Tor | W, 9-5 | 11-10 | W: Furbush (2-1); L: Perez (2-1) |
| 22 | 4/28 | at Tor | L, 7-0 | 11-11 | W: Morrow (2-1); L: Millwood (0-2) |
| 23 | 4/29 | at Tor | L, 7-2 | 11-12 | W: Alvarez (1-2); L: Vargas (3-2) |
| 24 | 4/30 | at TB | L, 3-2 | 11-13 | W: Howell (1-0); L: League (0-2) |
May (12-17)
| Gm. # | Date | Opp. | W/L | Rec. | Win / Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 5/1 | at TB | L, 3-1 | 11-14 | W: Moore (1-1); L: Noesi (1-3) |
| 26 | 5/2 | at TB | L, 5-4 | 11-15 | W: Shields (5-0); L: Beavan (1-3) |
| 27 | 5/3 | at TB | L, 4-3 | 11-16 | W: Niemann (2-3); L: Millwood (0-3) |
| 28 | 5/4 | vs. Min | L, 3-2 | 11-17 | W: Pavano (2-2); L: Wilhelmsen (1-1) |
| 29 | 5/5 | vs. Min | W, 7-0 | 12-17 | W: Hernandez (3-1); L: Marquis (2-1) |
| 30 | 5/6 | vs. Min | W, 5-2 | 13-17 | W: Noesi (2-3): L: Blackburn (0-4) |
| 31 | 5/7 | vs. Det | W, 3-2 | 14-17 | W: Delabar (1-0); L: Dotel (1-1) |
| 32 | 5/8 | vs. Det | L, 6-4 | 14-18 | W: Verlander (3-1); L: Millwood (0-4) |
| 33 | 5/9 | vs. Det | W, 2-1 | 15-18 | W: Vargas (4-2); L: Putkoen (0-1) |
| 34 | 5/11 | at NYY | L, 6-2 | 15-19 | W: Kuroda (3-4); L: Hernandez (3-2) |
| 35 | 5/12 | at NYY | L, 6-2 | 15-20 | W: Hughes (3-4); L: Noesi (2-4) |
| 36 | 5/13 | at NYY | W, 6-2 | 16-20 | W: Millwood (1-4); L: Pettitte (0-1) |
| 37 | 5/14 | at Bos | L, 6-1 | 16-21 | L: Lester (2-3); L: Vargas (4-3) |
| 38 | 5/15 | at Bos | L, 5-0 | 16-22 | W: Beckett (3-4); L: Beavan (1-4) |
| 39 | 5/16 | at Cle | L, 9-3 | 16-23 | W: Jimenez (4-3): L: Hernandez (3-3) |
| 40 | 5/17 | at Cle | L, 6-5 | 16-24 | W: Smith (4-1); L: League (0-3) |
| 41 | 5/18 | at Col | W, 4-0 | 17-24 | W: Millwood (2-4); L: White (0-3) |
| 42 | 5/19 | at Col | W, 10-3 | 18-24 | W: Vargas (5-3); L: Friedrich (1-1) |
| 43 | 5/20 | at Col | W, 6-4 | 19-24 | W: Beavan (2-4); L: Guthrie (2-2) |
| 44 | 5/21 | vs. Tex | W, 6-1 | 20-24 | W: Hernandez (4-3); L: Darvish (6-2) |
| 45 | 5/22 | vs. Tex | L, 3-1 | 20-25 | W: Harrison (5-3): L: Noesi (2-5) |
| 46 | 5/23 | vs. Tex | W, 5-3 | 21-25 | W: Millwood (3-4); L: Feldman (0-2) |
| 47 | 5/24 | vs. LAA | L, 3-0 | 21-26 | W: Haren (2-5); L: Vargas (5-4) |
| 48 | 5/25 | vs. LAA | L, 6-4 | 21-27 | W: Isringhausen (1-0); L: League (0-4) |
| 49 | 5/26 | vs. LAA | L, 5-3 | 21-28 | W: Williams (5-2); L: Hernandez (4-4) |
| 50 | 5/27 | vs. LAA | L, 4-2 | 21-29 | W: Wilson (5-4); L: Noesi (2-6) |
| 51 | 5/28 | at Tex | L, 4-2 | 21-30 | W: Harrison (6-3); L: Delabar (1-1) |
| 52 | 5/29 | at Tex | W, 10-3 | 22-30 | W: Vargas (6-4); L: Feldman (0-3) |
| 53 | 5/30 | at Tex | W, 21-8 | 23-30 | W: Beaven (3-4); L: Holland (4-4) |
June (11-16)
| Gm. # | Date | Opp. | W/L | Rec. | Win / Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 6/1 | at CWS | L, 7-4 | 23-31 | W: Jesse Crain (1-0); L: Shawn Kelly (0-2) |
| 55 | 6/2 | at CWS | W, 10-8 | 24-31 | W: Wilhelmsen (2-1); L: Reed (0-1) |
| 56 | 6/3 | at CWS | L, 4-2 | 24-32 | W: Sale (7-2); L: Millwood (3-5) |
| 57 | 6/4 | at LAA | W, 8-6 | 25-32 | W: Vargas (7-4); L: Santana (2-7) |
| 58 | 6/5 | at LAA | L, 6-1 | 25-33 | W: Richards (1-0); L: Beavan (3-5) |
| 59 | 6/6 | at LAA | W, 8-6 | 26-33 | W: Kelley (1-2); L: Williams (6-3) |
| 60 | 6/8 | vs. LAD | W, 1-0 | 27-33 | W: Pryor (1-0); L: Elbert (0-1) |
| 61 | 6/9 | vs. LAD | L, 8-3 | -27-34 | W: Kershaw (5-3): L: Vargas (7-5) |
| 62 | 6/10 | vs. LAD | L, 8-2 | 27-35 | W: Billingsley (4-4); L: Beavan (3-6) |
| 63 | 6/12 | vs. SDP | L, 5-4 | 27-36 | W: Richard (3-7); L: Hernandez (4-5) |
| 64 | 6/13 | vs. SDP | L, 1-0 | 27-37 | W: Marquis (3-5); L: Noesi (2-7) |
| 65 | 6/14 | vs. SDP | L, 6-2 | 27-38 | W: Volquez (3-6); L: Ramirez (0-1) |
| 66 | 6/15 | vs. SF | L, 4-2 | 27-39 | W: Vogelsong (6-2); L: Vargas (7-6) |
| 67 | 6/16 | vs. SF | W, 7-4 | 28-39 | W: Iwakuma (1-0); L: Lincecum (2-8) |
| 68 | 6/17 | vs. SF | W, 2-1 | 29-39 | W: Wilhelmsen (3-1); L: Romo (2-1) |
| 69 | 6/18 | at AZ | L, 7-1 | 29-40 | W: Miley (8-3); L: Noesi (2-8) |
| 70 | 6/19 | at AZ | W, 12-9 | 30-40 | W: Furbush (3-1); L: Putz (1-4) |
| 71 | 6/20 | at AZ | L, 14-10 | 30-41 | W: Cahill (6-5): L: Vargas (7-7) |
| 72 | 6/22 | at SDP | L, 9-5 | 30-42 | W: Richard (5-7); L: Millwood (3-6) |
| 73 | 6/23 | at SDP | W, 5-1 | 31-42 | W: Fernandez (5-5); L: Marquis (3-7) |
| 74 | 6/24 | at SDP | L, 2-0 | 31-43 | W: Volquez (4-7); L: Noesi (2-9) |
| 75 | 6/25 | vs. Oak | L, 1-0 | 31-44 | W: Milone (8-5); L: Ramirez (0-2) |
| 76 | 6/26 | vs. Oak | W, 3-2 | 32-44 | W: Furbush (4-1); L: Miller (2-1) |
| 77 | 6/27 | vs. Oak | L, 2-1 | 32-45 | W: Parker (4-3); L: Iwakuma (1-1) |
| 78 | 6/28 | vs. Bos | W, 1-0 | 33-45 | W: Hernandez (6-5); L: Atchison (2-1) |
| 79 | 6/29 | vs. Bos | L, 5-0 | 33-46 | W: Cook (2-1); L: Noesi (2-10) |
| 80 | 6/30 | vs. Bos | W, 3-2 | 34-46 | W: Kelley (2-2); L: Aceves (0-5) |
July (15-11)
| Gm. # | Date | Opp. | W/L | Rec. | Win / Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | 7/1 | vs. Bos | L, 2-1 | 34-47 | W: Padilla (2-0); L: League (0-5) |
| 82 | 7/2 | vs. Bal | W, 6-3 | 35-47 | W: Delabar (2-1); L: Hammel (8-4) |
| 83 | 7/3 | vs. Bal | L, 5-4 | 35-48 | W: Day (5-0); L: Furbush (4-2) |
| 84 | 7/4 | vs. Bal | L, 4-2 | 35-49 | W: Tillman (1-0); L: Noesi (2-11) |
| 85 | 7/6 | at Oak | L, 4-2 | 35-50 | W: Norberto (1-1); L: Perez (0-1) |
| 86 | 7/7 | at Oak | W, 7-1 | 36-50 | W: Vargas (8-7); L: Parker (5-4) |
| 87 | 7/8 | at Oak | L, 2-1 | 36-51 | W: Norberto (2-1); L: Perez (0-2) |
| 88 | 7/13 | vs. Tex | L, 3-2 | 36-52 | W: Holland (6-4); L: Millwood (3-7) |
| 89 | 7/14 | vs. Tex | W, 7-0 | 37-52 | W: Hernandez (7-5); L: Darvish (10-6) |
| 90 | 7/15 | vs. Tex | L, 4-0 | 37-53 | W: Harrison (12-4); L: Iwakuma (1-2) |
| 91 | 7/16 | at KC | W, 9-4 | 38-53 | W: Vargas (9-7); L: Sanchez (1-6) |
| 92 | 7/17 | at KC | W, 9-6 | 39-53 | W: Beavan (4-6): L: Verdugo (0-1) |
| 93 | 7/18 | at KC | L, 8-7 | 39-54 | W: Holland (4-2); L: Kinney (0-1) |
| 94 | 7/19 | at KC | W, 6-1 | 40-54 | W: Hernandez (8-5); L: Smith (0-1) |
| 95 | 7/20 | at TB | L, 4-3 | 40-55 | W: McGee (3-2); L: Wilhelmsen (3-2) |
| 96 | 7/21 | at TB | W, 2-1 | 41-55 | W: Vargas (10-7); L: Cobb (4-7) |
| 97 | 7/22 | at TB | W, 2-1 | 42-55 | W: Beavan (2-1); L: Moore (6-7) |
| 98 | 7/23 | vs. NYY | L, 4-1 | 42-56 | W: Kuroda (10-7); L: Millwood (3-8) |
| 99 | 7/24 | vs. NYY | W, 4-2 | 43-56 | W: Hernandez (9-5); L: Garcia (4-4) |
| 100 | 7/25 | vs. NYY | L, 5-2 | 43-57 | W: Phelps (2-3); L: Luetge (1-1) |
| 101 | 7/26 | vs. KC | W, 4-1 | 44-57 | W: Vargas (11-7); L: Mendoza (4-7) |
| 102 | 7/27 | vs. KC | W, 6-1 | 45-57 | W: Beavan (6-6); L: Guthrie (3-11) |
| 103 | 7/28 | vs. KC | W, 4-3 | 46-57 | W: Millwood (4-8); L: Chen (7-9) |
| 104 | 7/29 | vs. KC | W, 7-6 | 47-57 | W: Perez (1-2); L: Mijares (2-2) |
| 105 | 7/30 | vs. Tor | W, 4-1 | 48-57 | W: Iwakuma (2-2); Romero (8-8) |
| 106 | 7/31 | vs. Tor | W, 7-2 | 49-57 | W: Vargas (12-7); L: Laffey (2-2) |
August (15-12)
| Gm. # | Date | Opp. | W/L | Rec. | Win / Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | 8/1 | vs. Tor | W, 5-3 | 50-57 | W: Beavan (7-6); L: Villanueva (6-1) |
| 108 | 8/3 | at NYY | L, 6-3 | 50-58 | W: Sabathia (11-3); L: Millwood (4-9) |
| 109 | 8/4 | at NYY | W, 1-0 | 51-58 | W: Hernandez (10-5); L: Kuroda (10-8) |
| 110 | 8/5 | at NYY | L, 6-2 | 51-59 | W: Garcia (5-5); L: Iwakuma (2-3) |
| 111 | 8/6 | at Bal | L, 3-1 | 51-60 | W: Tillman (5-1); L: Vargas (12-8) |
| 112 | 8/7 | at Bal | L, 8-7 | 51-61 | W: O’Day (6-0); L: Kelley (2-3) |
| 113 | 8/8 | at Bal | L, 9-2 | 51-62 | W: Johnson (1-0); L: Millwood (4-10) |
| 114 | 8/10 | at LAA | L, 6-5 | 51-63 | W: Frieri (2-0); L: Kinney (0-2) |
| 114 | 8/11 | at LAA | W, 7-4 | 52-63 | W: Iwakuma (3-3); L: Haren (8-9) |
| 116 | 8/12 | at LAA | W, 4-1 | 53-63 | W: Vargas (13-8); L: Weaver (15-2) |
| 117 | 8/13 | vs. TB | L, 4-1 | 53-64 | W: Cobb (7-8); L: Beavan (7-7) |
| 118 | 8/14 | vs. TB | W, 3-2 | 54-64 | W: Pryor (2-0); L: Rodney (2-2) |
| 119 | 8/15 | vs. TB | W, 1-0 | 55-64 | W: Hernandez (11-5); L: Hellickson (7-8) |
| 120 | 8/17 | vs. Min | W, 5-3 | 56-64 | W: Iwakuma (4-3); L: Blackburn (4-9) |
| 121 | 8/18 | vs. Min | W, 3-2 | 57-64 | W: Wilhelmsen (4-2); L: Robertson (1-1) |
| 122 | 8/19 | vs. Min | W, 5-1 | 58-64 | W: Beavan (8-7); L: Deduno (4-1) |
| 123 | 8/20 | vs. Cle | W, 5-3 | 59-64 | W: Furbush (5-2): L: Smith (7-4) |
| 124 | 8/21 | vs. Cle | W, 5-1 | 60-64 | W: F. Hernandez (12-5); L: R. Hernandez (0-2) |
| 125 | 8/22 | vs. Cle | W, 3-1 | 61-64 | W: Pryor (3-0); L: Pestano (3-1) |
| 126 | 8/24 | at CWS | L, 9-8 | 61-65 | W: Reed (3-1); L: Wilhelmsen (4-3) |
| 127 | 8/25 | at CWS | L, 5-3 | 61-66 | W: Jones (6-0); L: Beavan (8-8) |
| 128 | 8/26 | at CWS | L, 4-3 | 61-67 | W: Jones (7-0); L: Millwood (4-11) |
| 129 | 8/27 | at Min | W, 1-0 | 62-67 | W: Hernandez (13-5); L: Hendriks (0-7) |
| 130 | 8/28 | at Min | W, 5-2 | 63-67 | W: Iwakuma (5-3); L: Diamond (10-6) |
| 131 | 8/29 | at Min | L, 10-0 | 63-68 | W: Deduno (5-2); L: Vargas (13-9) |
| 132 | 8/30 | at Min | W, 5-4 | 64-68 | W: Beavan (9-8); L: Duensing (3-10) |
| 133 | 8/31 | vs. LAA | L, 9-1 | 64-69 | W: Haren (9-10); L: Millwood (4-12) |
September (6-11)
| Gm. # | Date | Opp. | W/L | Rec. | Win / Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134 | 9/1 | vs. LAA | L, 5-2 | 64-70 | W: Santana (8-11); L: Hernandez (13-6) |
| 135 | 9/2 | vs. LAA | W, 2-1 | 65-70 | W: Iwakuma (6-3); L: Weaver (16-4) |
| 136 | 9/3 | vs. Bos | W, 4-1 | 66-70 | W: Vargas (14-9); L: Buchholz (11-5) |
| 137 | 9/4 | vs. Bos | L, 4-3 | 66-71 | W: Lester (9-11); L: Beavan (9-9) |
| 138 | 9/5 | vs. Bos | W, 2-1 | 67-71 | W: Millwood (5-12); L: Cook (3-9) |
| 139 | 9/7 | vs. Oak | L, 6-1 | 67-72 | W: Griffin (5-0); L: Hernandez (13-7) |
| 140 | 9/8 | vs. Oak | L, 6-1 | 67-73 | W: Anderson (4-0); L: Iwakuma (6-4) |
| 141 | 9/9 | vs. Oak | L, 4-2 | 67-74 | W: Milone (12-10); L: Vargas (14-10) |
| 142 | 9/11 | at Tor | W, 4-3 | 68-74 | W: Ramirez (1-2); L: Morrow (8-6) |
| 143 | 9/12 | at Tor | W, 3-2 | 69-74 | W: Millwood (6-12); Romero (8-14) |
| 144 | 9/13 | at Tor | L, 8-3 | 69-75 | W: Alvarez (9-12); L: Hernandez (13-8) |
| 145 | 9/14 | at Tex | L, 9-3 | 69-76 | W: Darvish (15-9); L: Iwakuma (6-5) |
| 146 | 9/15 | at Tex | W, 8-6 | 70-76 | W: Luetge (2-1); L: Scheppers (1-1) |
| 147 | 9/16 | at Tex | L, 2-1 | 70-77 | W: Harrison (17-9); L: Beavan (9-10) |
| 148 | 9/17 | vs. Bal | L, 10-4 | 70-78 | W: Tillman (8-2); L: Noesi (2-12) |
| 149 | 9/18 | vs. Bal | L, 4-2 | 70-79 | W: Hunter (5-8); L: Luetge (2-2) |
| 150 | 9/19 | vs. Bal | L, 3-1 | 70-80 | W: Ayala (5-4); L: Kinney (0-3) |
| 151 | 9/21 | vs. Tex | — | — | — |
| 152 | 9/22 | vs. Tex | — | — | — |
| 153 | 9/23 | vs. Tex | — | — | — |
| 154 | 9/25 | at LAA | — | — | — |
| 155 | 9/26 | at LAA | — | — | — |
| 156 | 9/27 | at LAA | — | — | — |
| 157 | 9/28 | at Oak | — | — | — |
| 158 | 9/29 | at Oak | — | — | — |
| 159 | 9/30 | at Oak | — | — | — |
October
| Gm. # | Date | Opp. | W/L | Rec. | Win / Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | 10/1 | vs. LAA | — | — | — |
| 161 | 10/2 | vs. LAA | — | — | — |
| 162 | 10/3 | vs. LAA | — | — | — |
